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AUTOMATIC TOYl No. 250,060. Patented Nov. 29,1881.

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AUTMATIC TOY.

No. 250,060.' Patented NOV. 29,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QEETOE.

JOHN-DOYLE, 0F HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, SSIGNOR TO VILLIAM L. HUBBELL, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC TOY.

,SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,060, datedNovember 29, 1881.

Application filed pril 18,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Bc it known that I, JOHN DOYLE, of Hoboken,in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented anImprovement in Automatic Toys, ot' which the following is a specication.

This invention is for operating a toy automatically for rolling balls toa pocket or receptacle, and it is for the amusement of young persons inwatching the automaton roll such balls. The toy figure is provided witha mallet with which to strike the marble or ball. The mechanism thatoperates the automaton is brought into action by the weight of the ballwhen it reaches the place where it is to be struck by the mallet, andthe ball, rolling into the pocket,causes theliberation ofanotherball,that rolls down to the place where it is to be struck by the automaton.By this means the gearing is not running, except when there is a ball inposition to be struck by the mallet.,

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the toy. Fig. 2 is across-section at the line m, showing also the automaton figure and theclock-work in elevation. Fig. 3 is a detached sectional view of thelever that is operated by the ball that falls through the hole in thetable. Fig.4 is a side elevation of the toy, the mechanism oftheautomaton being in full lines; and Fig. 5 is a plan of the means forstarting the motor by the weight of the marble. A

The clock-work or motor is ot' any suitable character. I have shown aspring, a,with gearing that drives the cam wheel Z), and there may be ay or vibrator to control the speed of movement.

The automaton figure d is provided with a mallet, e, that is upon ashaft, 1'., passing into the figure at the elbow, and it is acted uponby a spring,f, and crank 5. The cam-wheel l) acts through the lifter.71., lever g, and links 3 and 4 upon the crank 5 to swing back the ma]-let e, and when the lifter h is liberated by the tooth of the cam-wheelturning from beneath it the springf acts to project the mallet e andcause it to strike forcibly against the ball at l. The platform or tablem is at a slight inclination, so that the balls or marbles roll towardthe position Z, and are guided thereto by the mallet.

inclined wires or ledges a and o. There is a concavity in the table m atthe place where the wires a and o converge, so that the ball to bestruck will remain therein, ready for the action of the lnallet, andthere'is a hole through the table beneath the ball, and into this thereis received a pin, l', upon one arm of the rockshat't p, that iscounterbalanced so as to raise the pin l', and a friction pad or pawl,q, upon another arm of the rock-shaft, acts upon the balance-wheel13 ofthe train of gearing, or upon one ofthe gear-wheels, to stop the motoruntil one of the balls, rolling into the position i, acts upon the pinl', and by its weight depresses the said piu and liberates the gearingby moving the pad or pawl q away from the wheel.

In order to render the'toy more amusing, a hole is provided in the tablem at r, and the object sought is to have the ball or marble roll intothis hole when it has been struck by the I make use of this ball as itpasses through thc hole lr to discharge another ball or marble,thatrolls down into position ready to be struck by the mallet. Thetrough u i's adapted to receive the marbles or balls, and they roll downtoward the lowest end and are stopped by the end ot' the trough. Thereis a finger, o, that passes up through an opening in the table m, andthis iinger projects from the balanced rock-shaft w, and there is anarm, x', that extends from the rock-shaft out below the hole r, so thatas a ball or marble runs into the said hole it rests upon the arm m,andby its weight moves the rock-shaft w and fn ger u, pressing the marblethat is at the lowest end of the trough off laterally, and it rolls downto the place where it is in position to be struck by the mallet. Thereis a receptacle, 6, beneath the bed or table m,into which the marblespass, and a gate or slide, 7, at one end allows them to be taken out andplaced in the trough u.

I claim as my invention- 1. The automaton gure with a mallet, incombination with a spring-motor, levers connectin g the same to theautomaton, and afstop mechanism operated by the weight of the marble orball to liberate the motor, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with an automaton and 4. The combinatiomwith theautomaton and mallet,aniuclined tablewith converging guides the motor,of a stop to the mot-oi` and mechanto direct the ball into position tobe struck by ism acted upon bythe ball to liberate the stop, the mallet,substantially as set forth. substantially as specified.

5 3. The combination, with an automaton fig- Signed by me this 8th dayof April, A. D. 15

ure and mallet, of an inclined table, an opening 1881. for the ball topass into, and a rock-shaft op- JOHN DOYLE. eiatcd by the ball and anger to discharge Witnesses: another ball upon the table7 substantiallyas GEO. T. PINCKNEY, ro set forth. l

WILLIAM G. MOTT.

